Hong Kong Sevens rugby followers can obtain a free NFT of Wei Bai, the league event mascot.
Hong Kong Sevens Team NFTs will turn into covetable digital collectibles.
NuArca Labs makes it thrilling, easy, secure, and enjoyable for rugby followers to personal a bit of the motion.
From actual life to the metaverse; followers can snag a commemorative Wai Bei mascot NFT and be a part of a treasure hunt in-stadium to win VIP experiences.
— Bryan Rennie, General Manager, Hong Kong Sevens
HONG KONG, WOBURN, MASSACHUSSETTS, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — To have fun the return of the storied Hong Kong 7s event, Hong Kong Rugby Union opened its new digital collectible market at present to attach passionate international rugby followers to the long-awaited video games. The market is the beginning of the group’s intention to provide followers extra methods to indulge of their fandom and personal a bit of the motion.
There are 4 varieties of digital collectibles for followers of the jewel of the HSBC Sevens sequence to take pleasure in.
To get the enjoyable began, the primary collectibles function the league’s flying crimson dragon mascot, Wai Bei, who “went missing”* through the covid lockdown and discovered his approach into the metaverse. Until November 3, each fan who logs into the brand new platform will obtain a free commemorative NFT that includes Wai Bei. Fans attending the event also can take part in a “Where’s Wai Bei?” treasure hunt, looking for 5 QR codes hidden all through the stadium to unlock extra free Wai Bei collectibles. Intrepid followers who discover all of them can be entered to win a Golden Ticket improve to a VIP expertise on the event.
“These first free collectibles and the “Where’s Wai Bei?” recreation are designed to playfully have interaction with our followers in novel methods and introduce them to the thrilling and revolutionary digital experiences we’re planning. Rugby followers are a number of the most enthusiastic on the planet — our event is a competition — and we intention to harness and reciprocate that vitality in web3 neighborhood channels,” Bryan Rennie, General Manager, Hong Kong Sevens.
Other collectibles dropping embrace staff playing cards, which can be bought forward of the event begin. During the event, a recreation ball and jersey NFTs can be auctioned, and the winners can redeem the NFT for the ball that was used within the event and jerseys. In addition, attendees at Hong Kong FinTech Week and Golf Day also can obtain distinctive free commemorative NFTs which makes them eligible to win free tickets to the November video games, and a Golden Ticket for unique entry to VIP areas within the stadium.
The new platform will give followers many alternatives to have interaction of their favourite sport year-round, within the run-up to the April video games. It will function the best moments in HK7’s historical past, iconic artwork, imagery, and distinctive collectibles, giving followers an opportunity to personal a bit of the sport’s previous, current, and future. It is powered by NuArca Labs, a number one NFT innovator that powers experiences for on a regular basis followers.
“We are excited to partner with Hong Kong Rugby Union to guide fans into the world of digital collectibles, show their team spirit, and make web3 safe, accessible and simple to enjoy. Rugby fans are a tight community worldwide, and now they have a new way to indulge their fandom together,” says Todd Cooper, CEO, NuArca Labs.
NuArca Labs’ white-label platform makes it straightforward to take pleasure in NFTs by means of easy transactions. The NFTs will be bought with a bank card; no digital pockets setup is required. It’s a expertise that everybody can perceive, based mostly on sturdy, distinctive blockchain expertise that runs within the background. The firm makes it thrilling, easy, secure, and enjoyable for followers to personal a bit of the motion.
In addition to the Hong Kong Rugby League, NuArca Labs is the official NFT companion for Major League Rugby, Rugby League World Cup 2021, Hull FC, and quite a few different sports activities rights holders.
The first digital collectible drop is one in every of a number of fan-focused particular actions deliberate across the event. Intense rugby encounters, proficient groups, and gamers, dwelling rivalry and competitors, nationwide satisfaction in addition to worldwide aptitude and luster come collectively, alongside fan camaraderie, creating an distinctive competition expertise.
“The collectibles will encourage fans old and new to engage more deeply with the tournament, helping to make the league and athletes more recognizable, driving value across the organization,” says HKRU’s Renny. “We are choosing this moment to super-charge our much-revered tournament, through the power of web3 digital and the associated technology. We believe in digital evolution, and delivering access to digital brand engagement to attract a new, wider & more diverse fan base.”
“We believe this new era of web3 will allow us to create not only innovative, exciting & engaging experiences for our audiences, but also more value for those charitable and sustainable organizations and groups HKRU supports through channels such as the HKRU Community Foundation as well as reinvesting proceeds back into the game,” added Rennie.
*News of Wai Bei’s ‘disappearance’ was shared earlier this week on Twitter in a advertising and marketing marketing campaign by Digital Moon, a specialist Sports & Lifestyle web3 company.
About Hong Kong Rugby Union:
The HKRU is the governing physique for rugby union in Hong Kong. Founded in 1952 and since 1988 an affiliate of World Rugby (previously the International Rugby Board), the union organizes the world-renowned Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens in addition to its personal home leagues throughout all age teams, genders and requirements of play.
About Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens:
Firmly established because the world’s premier rugby occasion of its form and some of the well-liked annual sporting occasions in Asia, the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens attracts a number of the world’s best rugby gamers and hundreds of followers from each nook of the globe to the magnificent Hong Kong Stadium. Combining quick and livid rugby motion with a carnival environment, it’s a really unforgettable 3 days.
The most anticipated cease on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuit, the #HK7s is commonly described as a ‘bucket list’, must-attend occasion for sport lovers and revelers from all over the world.
About Nuarca Labs:
The Nuarca Labs platform permits manufacturers, gamers and artists in sports activities and leisure to have interaction immediately and safely with their whole fanbase within the digital economy utilizing blockchain expertise and NFTs. Established in 2017, Nuarca Labs is the NFT platform, creation, and administration unit of Nuarca and has established itself as a world chief in delivering blockchain and AI-based options for the fintech and shopper id safety industries.
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